<?
define( '_JEXEC', 1 );
define('JPATH_BASE', dirname(__FILE__) );
define( 'DS', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR );
require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'defines.php' );
require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'framework.php' );
require('libraries/joomla/factory.php');
$mainframe =& JFactory::getApplication('site');// initialize the application 
$mainframe->initialise();
?>